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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Ballard Power Systems Inc., Burnaby, CA;
Siyu Ye, Burnaby, CA;
Alexander Man-Chung Leung, Vancouver, CA;
Kyoung Bai, Vancouver, CA;
Dustin William H. Banham, West Vancouver, CA;
Alan Young, Surrey, CA;
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC., Burnaby, CA;
Abstract
A membrane electrode assembly including: an anode electrode; a cathode electrode; and a polymer electrolyte membrane; wherein the cathode includes a first cathode catalyst sublayer including a first precious metal catalyst composition and a first ionomer composition including a first ionomer and a second ionomer; and a second cathode catalyst sublayer including a second precious metal catalyst composition and a second ionomer composition including a third ionomer; wherein the first ionomer is different from the second ionomer in at least one of chemical structure and equivalent weight.